Firefighters are making “significant” progress against the Pole Creek and Bald Mountain fires — but evacuation orders remain in effect for 6,000 people. There’s no indication when they might be able to return to their homes, according to fire officials.
Lots of activity yesterday on the #BaldMountainFire... Burnout operations on the south side were highly visible in the late afternoon. There has been a lot of aeriel support the last few days, helping firefighters make significant progress pic.twitter.com/A4kzQJ8hNp
— Utah Fire Info (@UtahWildfire) September 19, 2018
The two Utah County fires have now burned a total of more than 90,000 acres — Pole Creek is officially at 74,059 acres; Bald Mountain at 15,635.